Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) is pleased to announce that pediatricians Dr Michael Kilcullen and Dr Patricia Staley of Ottauquechee Health Center (OHC) in Woodstock, Vermont will be recognized at a special event on the playground of the Woodstock Elementary School on Saturday, October 7 from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. The event is open to the public and is an opportunity to commemorate the successful career of Dr Kilcullen and welcome Dr Staley to the area. Attendees will be able to speak with the doctors, and hear brief opening remarks from Joseph Perras, MD, President, CEO, and Chief Medical Officer of Mt Ascutney Hospital. Refreshments will be served.
Dr Kilcullen has served on the Mt Ascutney Hospital staff since 1979, and provided local young people with pediatric medical care for more than 30 years until his retirement in June 2017. From 1983 to 1997, Dr Kilcullen also served as Medical Director at OHC. He continues to share his expertise as an Assistant Professor at Dartmouth Medical School, where he teaches Pediatrics and Community/Family Medicine.
Dr Staley, a resident of Barnard, VT, is a board-certified pediatrician who earned her medical degree from the Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, and completed her pediatrics residency at UCLA, including participation in their Child Health and Advocacy track. Following her residency, Dr Staley spent three years working with the Indian Health Service on the Navajo Reservation in Chinle, Arizona before moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico where she provided both outpatient and inpatient pediatric care at Christus St Vincent Medical Center. She works with pediatric patients of all ages, striving to effectively collaborate with families and community resources to help children thrive.
About Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
Founded in 1933, Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) is a not-for-profit community hospital network in Vermont including the critical access-designated Mt Ascutney Hospital and Historic Homes of Runnemede, a senior residential care campus, in Windsor, as well as the Ottauquechee Health Center in Woodstock. Affiliated with the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health System, MAHHC provides primary care and a comprehensive suite of specialty services, along with 25 inpatient beds, a therapeutic pool and an acclaimed, fully modernized 10-bed Acute Rehabilitation Center. Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is dedicated to improving the lives of those it serves and is at the hub of a wide network of community resources that have partnered to cover gaps in services, and improve overall population health. One of the largest employers in the area, MAHHC acknowledges its employees as its greatest asset and has been recognized by the Governor’s Office with an Excellence in Worksite Wellness award.
Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), is a recent recipient of Best Practice recognition by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) for health care quality, and is recognized by the American Hospital Association (AHA) as one of the “Most Wired” hospitals for integration of technology to boost clinical performance. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has awarded MAHHC with Level 3 status, the highest level of medical home designation.